News & Events

Welcome back to school, SCCC students! With summer classes starting soon, we wanted to notify you of a temporary change to our parking policy for all SCCC students. We are currently reconstructing our Franklin-Liberty Streets lot, requiring us to close it until further notice. We expect the work to last all summer, and perhaps longer. […]

Contact: Ray Gillen, Metroplex (518) 377-1109 (518) 461-7137 (cell) Metroplex Board Approves Four Projects Schenectady, N.Y., May 21, 2014 — The Board of Directors of the Schenectady County Metroplex Development Authority met this evening and approved four projects. The Board approved a contract for $1,089,000 for Callanan Industries of Schenectady to install new curbs, […]

May 14, 2014, Schenectady, N.Y. — Both the Schenectady County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) and City IDA received solid rankings in the annual IDA performance report issued by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Both IDAs are administered by Metroplex as part of Schenectady County’s unified economic development team. Among 55 counties that were scored in […]

The Schenectady County Metroplex Development Authority today announced that 600-604 Union Street in downtown Schenectady will get a new and improved look due this spring with help from the downtown Façade program. The building occupies a key space at the corner of Union and Clinton Streets. The four-story building houses the Whitney Book Corner and […]

The Board of Directors of the Schenectady County Metroplex Development Authority met today and approved more upgrades along Eastern Avenue, a key corridor in Schenectady County that connects Niskayuna and Upper Union Street to downtown Schenectady. The Board also began the State mandated process required to sell the Foster Building on State Street to a […]

The Schenectady County Metroplex Development Authority today announced that the former MVP Building at 111 Liberty Street will be turned into 30 upscale apartments with a $3.6 million private investment helping to continue the momentum that is building on lower State Street in downtown Schenectady. The Metroplex Board of Directors met today and approved the […]

Niskayuna Glass, a locally-owned glass fabrication and distribution facility, is wrapping up a seven month, $900,000 expansion project that added 3,000 square feet of production space and a new manufacturing line to the company’s facility located at 2166 Maxon Road Extension in Schenectady. The expansion includes a new architectural glass tempering facility that company officials […]

Schenectady’s Land Bank today announced the sale of its first property at 1006 Strong Street to a family that will own and occupy the property. Mayor Gary McCarthy said, “The Schenectady Land Bank is officially open for business. With funding from the County and NYS Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, we can use the Land Bank […]

(Schenectady, NY) Buzz Media Solutions announced the firm has recently relocated to Schenectady, New York. Founded in 2009, the marketing and communications firm has seen a steady growth and expansion of its products and services and plans on making additional hires in 2014. The firm’s partners, Susan Bardack and Jeff Goronkin see plenty of potential […]